LETTER: Honoring Col. Day

Published: Wednesday, August 21, 2013 at 03:42 PM.

The ideas being aired to rename a local thoroughfare in honor of Col. “Bud” Day are commendable. I wonder, though, if any of these people have considered the costs and inconvenience involved in a name change.
Every resident and business along a proposed road with a changed name will be required to change their address on signage, advertising materials, stationery, business cards, personal accounts and ID documents. This can be very time-consuming and expensive. The costs incurred by the cities and county for road signage and maps have to be considered also.
The best suggestion I have heard is to name the new overpass at the Hurlburt Field main gate in honor of Col. Day.

— ROB PAPROCKI
Fort Walton Beach

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The ideas being aired to rename a local thoroughfare in honor of Col. “Bud” Day are commendable. I wonder, though, if any of these people have considered the costs and inconvenience involved in a name change.
Every resident and business along a proposed road with a changed name will be required to change their address on signage, advertising materials, stationery, business cards, personal accounts and ID documents. This can be very time-consuming and expensive. The costs incurred by the cities and county for road signage and maps have to be considered also.
The best suggestion I have heard is to name the new overpass at the Hurlburt Field main gate in honor of Col. Day.